On the Vibration of Bolted Plate and Flange Assemblies

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-G. Tseng ◽  
J. A. Wickert

The vibration of an annular plate that is free along its outer edge, and that is connected to a flange along its inner edge by bolts that are equally spaced in the circumferential direction, is studied. A disk with this geometry, or a stacked array of such disks, is common in applications involving data storage, rotating machinery, or brake systems. The periodic structural imperfections that are associated with the bolt pattern can have interesting implications for the plate’s dynamic response. Changes that occur in the natural frequencies and mode shapes as a result of such deviations from an ideally clamped inner edge are studied through laboratory measurements, and through an approximate model that captures the rotationally periodic character of the bolted plate and flange system. In the axisymmetric case, the natural frequencies of the plate’s “sine” and “cosine” vibration modes are repeated for a specified number of nodal diameters. Under the influence of a regular bolt pattern, and the resulting local variations of the stiffness and compression at the plate/flange interface, some natural frequencies are repeated and others split. This process depends on the number of bolts used to mount the plate, and on the number of nodal diameters present in a specific vibration mode. A straightforward criterion to predict the split and repeated modes is discussed.

Author(s):  
Jung-Ge Tseng ◽  
Jonathan A. Wickert

Abstract Small amplitude vibration of an eccentric annular plate, which is free along its outer edge and clamped along the interior, is investigated through experimental and analytical methods. A disk with this geometry, or a stacked array in which the clamping and symmetry axes of each disk are nominally coincident, is common in data storage and brake systems applications. In the present case, the geometric imperfections on the boundary can have important implications for the disk’s dynamic response. Changes that occur in the natural frequency spectrum, the mode shapes, and the free response under eccentric mounting are studied through laboratory measurements and an approximate discrete model of the plate. The natural frequencies and modes are found through global discretization of the Kamke quotient for a classical thin plate. For the axisymmetric geometry, the natural frequencies of the “sine” and “cosine” vibration modes for a specified number of nodal diameters are repeated. With increasing eccentricity, on the other hand, each pair of repeated frequencies splits at a rate that depends on the number of nodal diameters. Over a range of clamping and eccentricity ratios, the model’s predictions are compared to the measured results.


1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-G. Tseng ◽  
J. A. Wickert

Small amplitude vibration of an eccentric annular plate, which is free along its outer edge and clamped along the interior, is investigated through experimental and analytical methods. A disk with this geometry, or a stacked array in which the clamping and symmetry axes of each disk are nominally coincident, is common in data storage and brake systems applications. In the present case, the geometric imperfections on the boundary can have important implications for the disk’s dynamic response. Changes that occur in the natural frequency spectrum, the mode shapes, and the free response under eccentric mounting are studied through laboratory measurements and an approximate discrete model of the plate. The natural frequencies and modes are found through global discretization of the Kamke quotient for a classical thin plate. For the axisymmetric geometry, the natural frequencies of the “sine” and “cosine” vibration modes for a specified number of nodal diameters are repeated. With increasing eccentricity, on the other hand, each pair of repeated frequencies splits at a rate that depends on the number of nodal diameters. Over a range of clamping and eccentricity ratios, the model’s predictions are compared to the measured results.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Łukasz Żmuda-Trzebiatowski ◽  
Piotr Iwicki

The paper examines effectiveness of the vibration correlation technique which allows determining the buckling or limit loads by means of measured natural frequencies of structures. A steel silo segment with a corrugated wall, stiffened with cold-formed channel section columns was analysed. The investigations included numerical analyses of: linear buckling, dynamic eigenvalue and geometrically static non-linear problems. Both perfect and imperfect geometries were considered. Initial geometrical imperfections included first and second buckling and vibration mode shapes with three amplitudes. The vibration correlation technique proved to be useful in estimating limit or buckling loads. It was very efficient in the case of small and medium imperfection magnitudes. The significant deviations between the predicted and calculated buckling and limit loads occurred when large imperfections were considered.


Author(s):  
Gudmund Kleiven

The Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOF) technique has widely being used by oceanographers and meteorologists, while the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD being a related technique is frequently used in the statistics community. Another related technique called Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is observed being used for instance in pattern recognition. The predominant applications of these techniques are data compression of multivariate data sets which also facilitates subsequent statistical analysis of such data sets. Within Ocean Engineering the EOF technique is not yet widely in use, although there are several areas where multivariate data sets occur and where the EOF technique could represent a supplementary analysis technique. Examples are oceanographic data, in particular current data. Furthermore data sets of model- or full-scale data of loads and responses of slender bodies, such as pipelines and risers are relevant examples. One attractive property of the EOF technique is that it does not require any a priori information on the physical system by which the data is generated. In the present paper a description of the EOF technique is given. Thereafter an example on use of the EOF technique is presented. The example is analysis of response data from a model test of a pipeline in a long free span exposed to current. The model test program was carried out in order to identify the occurrence of multi-mode vibrations and vibration mode amplitudes. In the present example the EOF technique demonstrates the capability of identifying predominant vibration modes of inline as well as cross-flow vibrations. Vibration mode shapes together with mode amplitudes and frequencies are also estimated. Although the present example is not sufficient for concluding on the applicability of the EOF technique on a general basis, the results of the present example demonstrate some of the potential of the technique.


Author(s):  
Kevin I. Tzou ◽  
Jonathan A. Wickert ◽  
Adnan Akay

Abstract The three-dimensional vibration of an arbitrarily thick annular disk is investigated for two classes of boundary conditions: all surfaces traction-free, and all free except for the clamped inner radius. These two models represent limiting cases of such common engineering components as automotive and aircraft disk brakes, for which existing models focus on out-of-plane bending vibration. For a disk of significant thickness, vibration modes in which motion occurs within the disk’s equilibrium plane can play a substantial role in setting its dynamic response. Laboratory experiments demonstrate that in-plane modes exist at frequencies comparable to those of out-of-plane bending even for thickness-to-diameter ratios as small as 10−1. The equations for three-dimensional motion are discretized through the Ritz technique, yielding natural frequencies and mode shapes for coupled axial, radial, and circumferential deformations. This treatment is applicable to “disks” of arbitrary dimension, and encompasses classical models for plates, bars, cylinders, rings, and shells. The solutions so obtained converge in the limiting cases to the values expected from the classical theories, and to ones that account for shear deformation and rotary inertia. The three-dimensional model demonstrates that for geometries within the technologically-important range, the natural frequencies of certain in- and out-of-plane modes can be close to one another, or even identically repeated.


2011 ◽  
Vol 422 ◽  
pp. 379-382
Author(s):  
Wei Chuang Quan ◽  
Mei Fa Huang ◽  
Zhi Yue Wang ◽  
Da Wei Zhang

Led die bonder used for bond lead frame and chip is one of the key equipment of led production line. The swing-arm is an important component of led die bonder and its dynamic characteristics will directly affect the piece accuracy. At present, the accuracy and efficiency of led die bonder are limited because of the vibration of the swing-arm. In solving this problem, a three-dimensional finite-element model for swing-arm is built to provide analytical frequencies and vibration modes. Then the modal distribution and vibration mode shapes for swing-arm are obtained after analyzing the modal by ansys10.0. Finally the dynamics effects of this structure by modal frequency and vibration mode are analyzed. The modal analysis of structural would provide the reference to dynamics analysis and structural optimization for swing-arm in practical use.


1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. MacBain ◽  
R. E. Kielb ◽  
A. W. Leissa

The experimental portion of a joint government/industry/university research study on the vibrational characteristics of twisted cantilevered plates is presented. The overall purpose of the research study was to assess the capabilities and limitations of existing analytical methods in predicting the vibratory characteristics of twisted plates. Thirty cantilevered plates were precision machined at the Air Force’s Aero Propulsion Laboratory. These plates, having five different degrees of twist, two thicknesses, and three aspect ratios representative of turbine engine blade geometries, were tested for their vibration mode shapes and frequencies. The resulting nondimensional frequencies and selected mode shapes are presented as a function of plate tip twist. The trends of the plate natural frequencies as a function of the governing geometric parameters are discussed. The effect of support compliance on the plate natural frequency and its impact on numerically modeling twisted plates is also presented.


2012 ◽  
Vol 226-228 ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Li ◽  
Qi Fen Jia ◽  
Shun Zhong

Calculation of the induction motor machine modal frequencies of an electrical machine accurately is the base of reducing acoustic noise and vibration. This paper presents a detailed research on the induction motor mode shapes and natural frequencies of induction motor by using 3D finite element technique, based on simplified modal, The influence of and mounting feet and rotor on mode shapes and natural frequencies are investigated systematically. Mounting feet and rotor have a great effect on natural frequencies, the mounting feet and rotor will result in the number of the motor low-vibration mode increases\the frequencies rise obviously, the mounting feet result in motor vibration mode becomes more complicated, rotor modals become an important part of motor mode shapes, the number of the motor low-vibration mode increases. Predictions are validated against experimental results.


Author(s):  
Olav Fyrileiv ◽  
Kim Mo̸rk

One of the main risk factors for subsea pipelines exposed on the seabed is fatigue failure of free spans due to ocean current or wave loading. This paper describes how the structural response of a free span, as input to the fatigue analyses, can be assessed in a simple and still accurate way by using improved beam theory formulations. In connection with the release of the DNV Recommended Practice, DNV-RP-F105 “Free Spanning Pipelines”, the simplified structural response quantities have been improved compared to previous codes. The boundary condition coefficients for the beam theory formulations have been updated based an effective span length concept. This concept is partly based on theoretical studies and partly on a large number of FE analyses. The updated expressions are general and fit all types of soil and pipe dimensions for lower lateral and vertical vibration modes. The present paper focus on estimation of simplified response quantities such as lower natural frequencies and associated mode shapes. Hydrodynamical aspects of Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV) are outside the scope of this paper.


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